Five.Eleven Years

 5.11 Years

• We started this month by setting goals as a family to go along with the primary program. Your goals this year (with some guidance from me and dad) is physical: to learn how to ride a two wheeler and run to the stop sign and back; spiritual: read the comic scriptures of the New Testament; intellectual: read a chapter book by yourself; social: play with a new friend at recess each week.
• It's been a pretty regular month around here with school. Your teach put you in your own reading group with a separate teacher that comes in and just reads to you. I received an email from your reading teacher that they wanted to start reading Magic Treehouse. I was so excited because you were nervous about setting the goal to read a chapter book and I thought when we were setting goals, that Magic Treehouse is a great first chapter book. This email came the day after you agreed to make that your goal. It was nice to see that God will help you and care about you.
• Grandma and Papa Price came and stayed with you kiddos for 9 days while Dad and I were on a trip. You guys had a blast without us. For Christmas, you each made a coupon of a date that you wanted to do with them. You got to take Papa out for a brownie sundae at The Trails. At night, instead of reading books, Grandma would share stories of her life. There was hot tubbing, movie watching, dollar store craft buying, thrift store shopping, board gaming, and partying. You guys were so good to them and I know they really enjoyed their time here. 
• We have been skiing twice now as a family. I was going up the lift with you. I asked you, "Millie, I am scared of going down fast the hill. How do you go so fast?" I loved your reply. You told me, "I just tell myself that I am Millie and I can do anything." I was so proud of you and your bravery. But in all reality, you smoke me down that mountain. Especially jump hill. Dad loves taking you up the lift because you guys will play 20 questions and I Spy. 
• You started dance this month. The ballet class was full and later in the evening, so you switched to Jazz this year. The class only had three girls in the fall, but now there are 12 of you. You have really enjoyed it.
• We had the worst playdate with your friend Paige. First, you girls wanted to do science stuff. So you got out your science kit and made your own volcano. I told you girls that if you were going to make a mess, you were in charge of cleaning it up. Well, your definition of clean is a lot looser than mine. I had to reclean the kitchen. While I was doing that, you girls got into the hot tube Good, you can't really make a mess there. Well, Paige thought it would be fun to rip the muddy grass out of the ground and make mud pies in the hot tub. I walked down there to check on you and the water was dark brown with clumps of dirt and grass all over the place. AHHHH! I am grateful dad was there. We had to drain the whole thing, wipe it out, and refill it. I was so grateful that the weather was warmer so we could use the hose. Needless to say, you were grounded from the hot tub for a week. We still love you though.